Sahara Hotel & Casino
Website: www.saharavegas.com
Number of rooms: 1,720 newly remodeled guest rooms and suites.
Casino: Yes, 85,000 square feet. Casino games include 21 Madness, 3-Way Action, 21st Century Blackjack, Craps, Keno, Pai Gow Poker, Poker and Roulette. Slots including Monopoly, Wheel of Fortune, Slotopoly and Megabucks.
Poker Room: Yes, 16 tables.
Race & sports book: Yes, a 35-seat race and sports book, equipped with 16 televisions and two big screens.
Restaurants: Yes, including House of Lords, Paco's Bar & Grill, Caravan Café, Sahara Buffet, NASCAR Cafe and The Grind Cafe.
Entertainment: Yes, in The Congo Room including Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show and Comedy Stop. The Magic and Tigers of Rick Thomas performs in the theater.
Nightlife: No.
Attractions: Yes, Sahara Cyber Speedway, featuring Indy car virtual reality racing.
Pool: Yes, one 5,000-square-foot pool and a Jacuzzi.
Health Club: Yes, a 24-hour fitness center on the 27th floor of the Tangiers Tower.
Spa: Yes, Destination Salon and Spa offers body massages and treatments, soothing facials, hairstyles, nails and complete cosmetic makeovers.
Shops: Yes, Jewels of the Nile, Marshall-Rousso, Market Place, NASCAR Racewear, Sahara Spirits, and 3 Lions Tatoo.
Wedding chapel: No.
Convention rooms: Yes, 160,000-square-foot convention center.
Business center: Yes.
In-room internet access: Yes, high-speed internet access available for a fee.
Wheelchair accessible rooms: Yes
RV park: No.
Child-care facilities: No.
Pets allowed: No.
Room service: Yes.
Parking garage: Yes, a seven-story parking garage.
Shuttle service to the airport: No.
Shuttle service to the Strip: Yes, the new Las Vegas monorail route includes stops at: MGM Grand, Bally's / Paris, Flamingo, Harrah's / Imperial Palace, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas Hilton and the Sahara.
Standard room amenities: Air conditioning, alarm clock/radio, remote-controlled cable /tv, pay-per-view movies, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, desk, electronic door locks, telephone (local phone calls and 800 numbers free), voice mail. Refrigerators are available for a fee upon request.
Hotel amenities: Currency exchange, safety deposit box, laundry, luggage and maid service, video arcade, wake-up call.
Check-in time: 3 p.m.
Check-out time: 12 p.m.
Minimum age to reserve a room: 21 years.
Policies: There is a maximum of four guests to a room. Rates are for single or double occupancy only. An additional person rate of $20 per person, regardless of age.
Incidental charges: Hotel requires a credit card or a cash deposit for incidental charges.
Resort Fee: Yes, $6 per night facility fee, which covers the cost of access to the pool and gym and unlimited local calls.
